A ballad to democracy

1.
Democracy is its people who sleep for eight and a half hours a day

2.
Democracy is a scab
In the first place it ought not to be there
Then when you scratch it, it gains in stature
The more you itch, greater the satisfaction

3.
Does democracy vote? Ever?

4.
Does democracy stand in a line when it decides to vote?

5.
Democracy is determined by the collection of rare pens
With special nibs
Creating grandiloquent speeches
Its followers memorise and publish

6.
Democracy is a joke we are solemn about

7.
Last time one of us dialled democracy - all the lines on that route were muffled

8.
Democracy's claim to fame
It hasn't missed a single debate in Parliament

9.
Democracy is a noun

10.
Democracy is a clause

11.
Democracy is an irregular sort of verb

12.
Democracy is demoncracy - the fear of monstrosities

13.
Democracy broods
When asked why
It says I dread the day someone will read the Constitution

14.
Democracy is democrazy

15.
Democracy is more demo than demos

16.
Democracy is the voice of the people that speaks 2,176 dialects

17.
Democracy is fragmented

18.
Democracy is absolute

19.
Democracy is public

20.
Democracy is personal

21.
Democracy is next to godliness

22.
Democracy a day keeps election expenses away

23.
Democracy: A fool's paradise?

24.
Democracy: All's well that ends well?

25.
If it isn't monarchy and it isn't fascist there's a good chance it's democracy.


PS: Now tell me, is your democracy better or mine?